A short stub of marble neck, cut at an angle a few inches down from the chin, sits on a beautiful pedestal. The whole head tilts at a slight angle to the left, giving The intricately carved hair is parted at the middle, and sweeps back in a simple hairdo over the ears, almost completely obscuring them. At the back, a few short tendrils of hair escape onto her neck. She has large eyes, and a long, slim nose, directing the eye down to the lightly downturned mouth. Altogether, her face, and the angle of her head convey a sense of a little wistfulness, or, perhaps, sadness. And while her features seem delicate, and might portray sadness, this woman is by no means weak. There is strength in the line of her neck, which is echoed in the lines of her firmly set mouth and eyes, and, even, the careful hairstyle (even with the few tendrils escaping in the back.) The lighting throws her left side into shadow, and highlights her right side, and emphasizes the sense of strength emerging from the Amazon.
Maria,
ReplyDeleteThere's some good stuff in here. The piece works best when you enumerate the details you see. You're effectively sketching with words. On the other hand, the piece repeats itself ("tendrils" is a word best used only once, for example), and something has gone awry in the transition from sentence two to sentence three. I do like how you stand back and offer interpretation of the piece. In doing so, however, be careful not to shatter the illusion of life that you've created.
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